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Pakistan Quake-Relief Effort
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Peter Wonacott Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Nov. 9, 2005 12:01 a.m. ET

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Aid officials in Pakistan are sounding an optimistic note about an earthquake-relief operation that is beginning to bear fruit, despite a continued shortage of funds and a staggering death toll -- already more than 80,000 -- that is expected to rise.

One month after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck South Asia, hardest-hit Pakistan has sidestepped government and aid agencies' worst-case scenarios, say relief...